Self-erecting,disposable headdress



June 2, 1970 E. J. DE VILLERS 3,514,789

SELF-ERECTING, DISPOSABLE HEADDRESS Filed Sept. 20, 1968 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. EDMUND J. DeV/LLERS BY MAHONEY, MILLER 6 RAMBO A TTORNEYS June 2, 1970 5.4. DE ums 3,514,189

SELF-ERECTING, DISPOSABLE HEQDDRESS Filed Sept. 20, 1968 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR. EDMUND J. DeVILLERS BY MAHONEY, MILLER 8 RAMBO BY MM ATTORNEYS United States Patent O Int. Cl. A42!) 1/02 US. Cl. 2198 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A self-erecting headdress for waitresses, nurses and feminine service personnel formed from an integral blank of paper, or other readily disposable, flexible sheet material, and constructed to provide a generally upstanding, crown-forming panel, a headband strip having comb-like anchoring tabs, and a locking flap connected between the crown-forming panel and the headband strip and arranged to hold the crown-forming panel and headband strip in longitudinally bowed, relative angular relationship.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to articles of headdress, and more particularly to a disposable, self-erecting-type headdress intended for wear by waitresses, nurses and other feminine service personnel.

In the past, various different designs and construc-,

tions of paper or paperboard caps or headdress have been proposed for use by nurses, waitresses and restaurant service personnel. Such caps or headdress are generally inexpensive and may be economically discarded When they become soiled and replaced by a fresh cap. Typical examples of such caps or headdress are shown in US. Pats. Nos. 2,727,246 issued Dec. 20, 1955, to William J. Long and 2,947,992 issued Aug. 9, 1960, to E. J. De Villers and William J. Long and owned by the assigneeowner of this application.

The primary disadvantage of prior art paper caps or headdress of this type is that they depend upon separate fastening or stifiening means, such as hair pins, rubber bands, plastic bows, or the like, to hold the headdress -in a desired erected position and to anchor the headdress to the head of the wearer. Also, in many instances these paper caps require the formation of special flaps, slits, or cuts to accommodate the separate fastening or anchoring means, thus making such caps more expensive and complicated to produce and tedious to use.

SUMMARY AND OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION This invention provides an improved, readily disposable cap or headdress which is formed from a flat, single piece blank of paperboard, or other relatively inexpensive fleX- ible sheet material, and which is so constructed as to de fine a generally upstanding, crown-forming panel, a relatively narrow headband strip and an intermediate locking flap connected between the crown-forming panel and headband strip and arranged to detachably engage the headband strip in a manner to hold the crown-forming panel and headband strip in longitudinally bowed, relatively angularly related configuration conforming generally to the contour of the head of a wearer, and wherein the headband strip is formed with integral, comb-like, anchoring teeth or tabs adapted to be inserted into the hair of the wearer to anchor the headdress in desired position on the head of the wearer.

The parincipal object of the invention is to provide a disposable-type cap or headdress for waitresses and other feminine service personnel which is both attractive in appearance, easily erected and fitted in secure position 3,514,789 Patented June 2, 1970 "ice on the head of the wearer, and which is comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, ship and store.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to FIG. 1 of the drawings, the present headdress or cap consists of an initially flat, single piece, blank B of flexible sheet material, such as paper, paperboard, or plastic sheet which is die blanked, or otherwise cut and creased to define a Coronet-shaped, crown-forming panel 5, a headband strip 6 and a locking flap 7. The crown-forming panel 5 includes an upper, scalloped edge 8 and a lower, generally arcuate edge 9. The opposite, outer end portions of the headband strip 6 are integrally and hingedly joined with the outer end portions of the crown-forming panel 5 along arcuate fold lines or creases 10, and are formed to include comb-like anchoring tabs 11 each comprising a plurality of tooth-like projections 11a. The intermediate portion of the headband strip 6 is relatively narrower than the outer end portions thereof, and is spaced or separated from the crown-forming panel 5 by cut-out spaces 12.

The locking flap 7 is integrally and hingedly joined with the lower edge 9 of the crown-forming panel along a fold or crease line 13. The locking flap 7 is formed toward the outer corner portions thereof with a pair of locking tabs 14 which are partially separated from the main body portion of the flap 7 by cut-out slots, slits, or notches 15. As will be noted, the lower edge of the locking flap 7 is separated from the central, intermediate portion of the headband strip 6 by a out line 16.

FIGS. 2-4 of the drawings depict the present headdress or cap in its assembled or erected condition. The cap is transformed from its flat, blank form (FIG. 1) into its erected condition (FIGS. 2-4) by simply folding or bending the anchoring tabs 11 and the locking flap 7 rearwardly into angular relation to the crown-forming panel 5 and inserting the relatively narrow intermediate portion of the headband strip 6 through the slits or notches 15 of the locking flap 7. In this regard, it will be noted that the narrow intermediate portion of the headband strip 6 is positioned so as to overlie the main body portion of the locking flap 7, but with the locking tabs 14 overlying the headband strip. The rearward folding of the tabs 11 and the locking flap 7, and the interlocking of the headband strip 6 with the locking flap 7 causes the crown-forming panel 5 and the headband strip to assume longitudinally bowed configurations, in which the headband strip 6 and its anchoring tabs 11 conform generally to the transverse curvature of the head of a wearer with the crown-forming panel 5 projecting upwardly at a slightly rearwardly inclined or tilted position relative to the head of the wearer (see FIG. 4). The erected cap is fitted to and anchored on the head of the wearer simply by pushing or drawing it slightly from front to rear of the head to thus cause the tooth-like projections 11 to penetrate and entwine with the hair of the wearer. Normally, the comb-like anchoring tabs 11 are sufiicient to hold the cap firmly in position on the hair of the wearer. However, where additional security is desired, the cap 3 may also be anchored by engaging one or more bobby pins with the unserrated areas of the anchoring tabs 11 and with the underlying hair.

In view of the foregoing, it will be seen that the present invention provides an improved, self-erecting and self-supporting cap or headdress Whose construction readily lends itself to economical fabrication from paper, paperboard, or other inexpensive and readily disposable flexible sheet material. Paper caps constructed according to this invention are further characterized by their structural simplicity, ease of assembly, and ease of attachment to the head of the wearer.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed 1. A headdress consisting of an integral, one-piece blank of flexible sheet material formed with a generally upstanding, longitudinally bowed, crown-forming panel; a downwardly and rearwardly inclined longitudinally bowed, headband strip having opposite end portions joined with said crown-forming panel, fold lines joining said opposite end portions to said crown-forming panel, an intermediate portion separated from said crownforming panel connecting said opposite end portions together; and a downwardly and rearwardly projecting locking flap having a fold line connected with an intermediate portion of said crown-forming panel, said locking flap being formed with slotted end portions releasably engaged with the intermediate portion of said headband strip for holding said headband strip and said crownforming panel in longitudinally bowed, angular relationship.

2. A headdress as defined in claim 1, wherein the opposite end portions of said headband strip are formed with a plurality of tooth-like projections for engagement with the hair of a person wearing said headdress.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,827,637 3/1958 Wagenfeld 2200 XR JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner G. H. KRIZMANICH, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 

